A famous example from the sixteenth century, which continues to attract much attention, is the locket ring of Elizabeth I, an elaborate piece which contains a portrait of herself and a woman thought be her mother, Anne Boleyn. on the back, in a cypher.Īlthough they increased in popularity during the eighteenth century, lockets had existed for centuries prior to this period.
July 331/1 A gold locket, with a device in hair, and the initials E. 399 Some by a snip of woven hair In posied lockets bribe the fair.ġ788 Town & Country Mag. 1379/4 A Hair Locket, set round with small Table Diamonds.ġ720 J. Locket (noun): A small case, typically made of gold or silver and worn as jewellery on a chain around the neck, often containing a memento such as a portrait, photograph, or lock of hair.ġ679 London Gaz.
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